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SAG-AFTRA's national board, at a contentious meeting tonight, passed a resolution to form a task force to "investigate and address" issues involving "paint-downs" and "wigging." The motion was brought to the board by SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. The move, which was opposed by five stunt performers serving…

Animators at Titmouse Vancouver have unionized, voting 98% to 2% to join the Animation Guild, IATSE Local 938. IATSE says it's the first animation studio in Canada to become unionized. The studio’s many animated titles include Black Panther for BET, Star Trek: Lower Decks for CBS All Access, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Ad…

Updated with response from Actors’ Equity. SAG-AFTRA has filed a jurisdictional complaint against Actors’ Equity in their ongoing dispute over the taping of live theatrical presentations. The union filed the complaint and a request for mediation with the Associated Actors and Artistes of America – commonly known as…

The WGA sent WME and CAA a proposal today that outlines the steps they must take in order to become franchised by the guild and end their 18-month standoff over packaging fees and agency affiliations with corporately related production entities. Read the union’s letter to WME here, its letter to CAA here. See the full…

The WGA East has launched a Safe Workplace Helpline for members who experience harassment or discrimination. The launch of the helpline "puts in place a secure voicemail and email address for members to confidentially contact Guild staff and report any harassment or discrimination," said WGA East executive director Low…

The WGA East has launched the WGA Audio Alliance to help fiction writers organize high-budget scripted podcasts under the guild's contracts. In the past two years, the guild has organized several nonfiction podcast companies, including Gimlet, The Ringer and Parcast. And though most of the 600,000 podcasts currently…

The Casting Society of America will host a town hall on Thursday to explore diversity, equity and inclusion in the casting process. The virtual gathering is co-sponsored by the CSA's Black, Indigenous and People of Color Alliance and will be moderated by Dr. Darnisa Amante-Jackson, CEO of the Disruptive Equity…

The WGA West's political action committee has endorsed Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president. The guild's PAC joins entertainment industry unions IATSE, the American Federation of Musicians, and Actors' Equity in endorsing the Democratic challengers to President Donald Trump and VP Mike…

SAG-AFTRA has developed a mobile app that will collect data on serial sexual abusers and allow members to report sexual harassment in the workplace. A beta version will begin limited testing with members later this month, and a full version is expected to be made available later this year. "It has been three years…

Members of the WGA West's Native American and Indigenous Writers' Committee are calling on Hollywood to reject stereotypical portrayals of native people and to hire native writers, showrunners, directors and actors to tell their own stories. "As America struggles with long-overdue social reckoning, we believe now is…

UPDATED with SAG-AFTRA response at bottom: The war of words in the increasingly bitter jurisdictional dispute between SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity continued today with Equity president Kate Shindle blasting SAG-AFTRA for interfering in her union's internal affairs by launching a "sham investigation" into one of its…

The usually fractious SAG-AFTRA national board of directors unanimously has approved a resolution reaffirming the union's jurisdiction over the taping of live theater productions, accusing Actors' Equity Association of taking part in a "surreptitious campaign to encroach upon SAG-AFTRA jurisdiction." The board…